At Sea to Vietnam March 24 - March 26, 2008 Back to SEA… our general cycle.. Visit a country for 5 days… see all we can see, do all we can, get exhausted as much as we can, then get back to school, class and work… SEA LIFE!!It is pretty interesting on how we are all on a normal cycle now.Today it was interesting to see the students really buckling down with their school work.Many study groups in the UNION, many students preparing for pre...

MalaysiaMarch 19 to March 23, 2008March 19 to March 21Welcome to Malaysia!!Before I even begin to tell you about Malaysia, I just have to share with you some things on my mind from leaving India to arriving here in Penang, Malaysia.We all see diversity, these countries through our own lens of life.We all have different prescriptions, so what we see, how we react, feel and take away with our experience is different from one another.As I have visited each of these ...

At Sea to Malaysia March 16 to March 18, 2008 March 16, 2008 No CLASS DAY!! What a relief!! India has really made most of our students very tired, exhausted and they really needed a break. A lot of them traveled to Delhi, Agra, and so on to see the Taj Mahal. But these trips were very travel intensive for them as they were on buses and trains for anywhere from 6 8 hours a day for three days. Waking up at 4 AM each morning to get to their next destination...

India - March 11 - March 15 March 11, 2008 Welcome to India!!After many days of preparing for India, we finally arrived.When I mean preparing, I mean learning how to use the toilets, as the toilets here are just holes in the floor with no toilet paper.Other things I learned was not to use my left hand for anything or not to touch anyone's left hand, as the left hand is the bad and dirty hand.India is very strict on their immigration rules and customs as well,...

At Sea to India March 5 to March 10 March 5, 2008 Ship life is back and very familiar to me and the rest of the community. Last night we pulled out of port 45 minutes early, which is always a plus. There were a bunch of incidents that occurred while we stayed in Mauritius and we are trying to put the pieces of the puzzle together and to work with all of these students. When I say crisis management, this experience is crisis management!! Laundry day was for my...